mastox

If one effort is to get people to think how their actions impact themselves and everyone else, and there are consequences (life threatening or some form of punishment). Then why limit that to just driving.

Also, if the issue is an attitude of "no fucks given", then they seem just as severe to me because then they might take their "no fucks" on to the road.

I wonder if something similar happens with the lines on the road, or crops like corn/soybeans, or even tall grasses.

> Better be careful here. Proud to be an American is okay. Proud to be white... why should anyone be proud of the color of their skin? Even if it should be okay (but honestly white people have an awful history, as do most skin colors if you look back far enough), it's so arbitrary. There's nothing to be proud of, you just have specific pigmentation.

I cannot argue with any of this, and highlights some of my flawed thinking. I guess I thought of "white americans" as an abstraction of Americans of European decent. So I guess, I don't know the proper way to convey "Someone who is proud of their European heritage, and proud of being an American."

Fair. But to say something as bold as understanding someone's political motivations, and ideology based on how politicians behave doesn't seem like good faith effort to understand the other side.

Legitimate question, would it be viewed as "not extremist" if it came from another group such Libertarians, or SJWs?

Who should non-racist proud white Americans, that believe in individuals over groups first, and doesn't care who marries who or why, vote for?

Honestly, I'm not sure what this means.

So it's Whataboutism when trying to point out others' hate? Maybe it was a bad attempt, but it was a question to show that both sides are capable of doing horrible things to each other. And that the extremists of any group probably aren't the best at accurately representing the majority's philosophical thinking. Both sides deserve the hate. I'm okay with talking about the hate, but can we be intellectually honest and say both sides have made mistakes.

So I agree Whataboutism isn't attractive.

But where's "with how much more they contribute?" part of the answer? Such as the jobs created?

Let me roll a dice through history were one side of the political spectrum has harmed the other.

Do you agreed with 100% of everything that the extremist of the Democratic (>insert proper political affiliation here<) side believe in? I suspect you would agree with most of the core philosophy but may disagree on some of messaging and actions by extreme groups.

The choice to attack/blame 100% of the countries problems on 50% of the voting population doesn't feel justified.

Definitely taking "war" to be literal, so these were the thoughts I had.

> IMO War between taxman and rich is not entirely off table in future.

Except I fear being labeled "rich" as someone in the top 1% globally but making 85k a year in the US. If you want a Russian Revolution, where the farmers were the "rich", that's how you get a Russian Revolution.

If I had to guess what OP is trying to say, what is "american", is that maybe you should have been afraid of the government before it got to this point. Which means it's possible to be better prepared by knowing your rights.

> Surely that kind of "show of force" could only be justified in response to a credible threat?

Justified, of course not, but have you ever encountered bored cops, or bullies? No matter where you go, there are always corrupt individuals, and unfortunately some of them are in positions of authority.

The company has a US office and a Toronto office, but disjoint teams. He is still part of the US team, working remote (i.e. given a desk) in the Toronto office.

> It's even worse.

Agreed. I personally view Daylight Savings as being horrid for mental health reasons, and I have plenty of friends and family that feel the same. There is no hope for any of us to change that. So from my view point, if we can't discuss an issue as simple as Daylight Savings, then there's little hope for bigger issues.

Also, from a "peasants" view, we want to change, but getting that translated to actual change through the system seems impossible. It doesn't help there are legitimate differences on what solutions even looks like.

I don't have any knowledge one way or another, but is this true? I guess it seems like we can afford healthcare just fine, but allocating money to healthcare/education/etc is a different problem.

Source? My understanding is the 8% would also include people with just family history.

> I have a pet theory that some psych meds "de-integrate" the left and right hemispheres of the brain

I could believe it. Could you explain more?

> I absolutely believe that it should be discussed, and that people should feel safe.

Agreed!!

> I just want there to be an awareness that all therapies aren't created equal, and people could be lead some bad places depending on how poorly educated they become. After all, people still use alcohol to cope with mental health. Who knows what ridiculous notions someone could come up with given enough ingenuity and misinformation?

Unfortunately in my experience, the level of education doesn't help. I've known medical doctors that know exactly the risks involved yet still make poor choices because they haven't resolved the underlying issues. Medical doctors can be good at treating other people, but very bad at "treating" themselves and family.

So the best answer I can come up with is, who cares if someone wants to use alcohol (or heroine, etc.) to get relief as long as it's not causing anyone else physical or mental harm, recognition by that individual that its a crutch therefore temporary, and a focus in resolving the real issues.

Also true. And I've probably been heavily influenced by Stoicism as well, its hard to keep track where the lines are when there's so much overlap between the three.

> I'm taking it slow. This is something where you really need to listen to your body; it isn't helpful to have a set plan. You need a goal, but you also need to be flexible about it.

Truth!! I had to discover this for myself as well, and I'm continuing to figure it out as I go (currently lost about 50lbs in a 150lbs weight loss journey).

I'm sorry if I came across as judgemental, nor do I want to diminish your accomplishment. As someone on both sides of these drugs, it is no easy feat to make this big of a change. Kudos!!!

It sounds like the medication has done its job in that it has given you relief to get some sanity back and to focus on other options.

Maybe not coconut oil, but I still find the Cortisol link interesting from personal experiences and research indicating a link between Marijuana and psychosis, but then in separate research linking Marijuana and low Cortisol.

Edit: So I guess what are you refuting, coconut oil or the metabolic aspect?

> They were sure to tell me that if I stopped treatment I wouldn't be given any more refills and one doctor condemned me for even showing up to my appointment with the intention of discontinuing medications. He said I was wasting everyones time.

Wow. Just wow. That's very unfortunate that you had to go through that. That seems beyond malpractice and if its not, it should be. I don't want to dox anyone but those doctors should be avoided...probably by everyone...

Just curious, but were you ever tested for an anemia or anything?

I think some would argue that you aren't fine if you are on these kind of medications, and "fine" might be an illusion to the patient and their peers.

Which is fine as long as its sold as a tool not a cure.

I don't consider being on lithium a win. My Dad was on lithium for bipolar for 40 years, trashed his kidney's to the point of renal failure, and committed suicide...

I'm not sure I understand what this means: "The West's mental health addiction problem."

Do you mean a over reliance on antidepressants for treatment?

I don't know if it was the intent by comparing "pro-plague" to anti-vaxxers, but please don't analogize anti-vaxxers with people's choice on mental health treatment. That's how we stigmatize mental health issues...